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A review by manikahemmerixh
The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
5.0
I could not have been happier to have Raihn and Oraya back. I loved the Serpent and the Wings of Night, and feared that my expectations would be too high for this book to live up to, but I’m so happy to say I was wrong.
This book lived up to and exceeded my expectations. I don’t usually like to read about two characters who are so obviously in love with each other and fighting it, but in this case Carissa weaves a beautiful and complicated relationship between two people who have both been hurt and are both afraid, which stops them from opening their hearts to anyone else. I devoured the pages waiting for the moment they finally reunited, and taking every crumb of shared affection that I was given along the way. There’s action, and drama, and a teasing slow burn that had me begging for the characters to wake up and stop fighting how they feel about each other.
I could easily read about these two for as many books as Carissa would give me, but with this book as the end of their story I don’t feel as if I was left with anything missing.
This book lived up to and exceeded my expectations. I don’t usually like to read about two characters who are so obviously in love with each other and fighting it, but in this case Carissa weaves a beautiful and complicated relationship between two people who have both been hurt and are both afraid, which stops them from opening their hearts to anyone else. I devoured the pages waiting for the moment they finally reunited, and taking every crumb of shared affection that I was given along the way. There’s action, and drama, and a teasing slow burn that had me begging for the characters to wake up and stop fighting how they feel about each other.
I could easily read about these two for as many books as Carissa would give me, but with this book as the end of their story I don’t feel as if I was left with anything missing.